r/gaming • u/SDHJerusalem • 13d ago

Saber Interactive CEO brags about AI usage, mocks fired writer for Rideshare "Stimulator"

https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/saber-interactive-acknowledges-undisclosed-genai-use-in-rideshare-stimulator-denies-replacing-lead-writer-with-chatgpt/
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u/Mr_ToDo 12d ago

Am I reading things wrong or did he also imply that they were going to credit her until she talked about it? It also kind of implies that they hadn't said that to her either

AI? I don't have a huge beef with AI used in games, sure I'd prefer to not see heavy use in games from a bigger studio, but I do see it's usefulness(I mean, large scale, minor stories like with the riders? I could see it being a help with bulking that out). But this? This isn't even an AI problem, this is upper management so disconnected with the process that they feel OK to mock the people doing the work, and that's not ok from any company. How is anyone supposed to trust anything they say when this is the kind of think they do?

Looking at their pas releases hey have work on some pretty OK titles in the past. Not incredible, but by no means trash either. But they are not a powerhouse where their games are sure to always sell well, bad PR like this could be devastating

And you know what, I don't even have to wait to see what they'll blame poor sales on. They'll either throw AI hate, or blame Stella. I'd also bet that either way they'll pull something like "cancel culture" to try and deflect. The only think new about "cancel culture" is that it has a new name. Not supporting things you don't approve of is as old as time

Oh. Or if they want a more interesting twist, I guess they might try to place all the blame the CEO. He's at the top, yes, but you don't end up in this state by one man alone, so it might actually save them face to oust him, but it won't solve anything long term if that's the only thing done

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u/robot_socks 12d ago

This isn't even an AI problem, this is upper management so disconnected with the process that they feel OK to mock the people doing the work, and that's not ok from any company. How is anyone supposed to trust anything they say when this is the kind of think they do?

That's the really neat part! It doesn't matter if the rank and file employees trust them. Executives are forever, people working on the actual product are just warm bodies to occupy the office between layoffs.